Chapter 553

Grandma announced.

Subsequently, she secured the album and the photo within the box, then lay back on her hospital bed,

shutting her eyes and effectively shutting down further conversation.

“Grandma?” Millie called out once more, but her words went unanswered.

Perplexed by her grandmother’s actions, Millie knew her well enough to understand that if she chose

not to discuss something, she wouldn’t. She turned her attention to the rigid Lois.

“Let’s go.”

As Lois stood up, her steps seemed to falter and weaken. So the person Leon had been searching for

was Millie all along? What an incredible coincidence!

It felt as though the world was about to crumble around her.

Upon reaching the hospital’s entrance, Lois seized Millie’s arm.

“Millie, why did you seem so surprised when you saw that photo just now? The person in the picture

was you, wasn’t it?” Millie’s own astonishment had struck Lois as well, and this perplexed her deeply.

Shaking her head, Millie answered, “I have no recollection of the moment that photo was taken, but it’s

undeniably me. By the way, why did you also react so strongly upon seeing the picture?”

It was indeed perplexing. Millie couldn’t comprehend why Lois had such a strong reaction to an old

photo of hers.

Rather than giving a direct response, Lois inquired, “So you’re saying you have no memory related to

this photo?”

“T really don’t,” Millie replied, shaking her head once more. Yet she had a feeling that Lois held some

knowledge about the secrets hidden behind that photograph.

“I just remembered | have an urgent matter to attend to, so I must take my leave now. We can chat

again another time,” Lois hastily declared before departing.

Millie was about to ask what Lois knew, but she never had the chance to utter the words.

Shaking her head, Millie attempted to make sense of it all. What was truly transpiring here?

Lois hurriedly left, taking a taxi to the project site. Throughout the journey, she was trembling and in

disbelief that Leon was actually searching for Millie.

“Here you go, Miss.”

Lois paid the fare and exited the car.

The project was still in the construction phase, and dust swirled in the air due to ongoing development

work.

Under the sun’s rays, Leon stood atop a high point of a building, observing the workers. He stood tall

and alone, taking out his wallet from his coat pocket and opening it.

Seeing this, Lois’ heart skipped a beat. She had noticed before that he would often gaze at his wallet in

contemplation, leaving her to wonder about its contents.